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Review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 29 Dec 2008

There is much to appreciate in Fincher's film, which was clearly a delicate undertaking…

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Review of Seven Pounds (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 24 Dec 2008

Will Smith has played an alcoholic superhero, a mystical caddie and a fighter pilot on a mission to save the planet from aliens, but Ben Thomas…

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Review of Revolutionary Road (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 24 Dec 2008

What is the point of 'Revolutionary Road,' besides providing a showcase for two dynamic actors, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, to chew…

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Review of The Reader (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 12 Dec 2008

The film offers no facile answers, only quietly forceful performances (particularly by Winslet, whose tense body language speaks volumes) that…

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Review of The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 11 Dec 2008

As it becomes clear, too early in the game, that Klaatu's executioner's song is really a didactic bluff, 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' loses…

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Review of Punisher: War Zone (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 05 Dec 2008

While not a typical slasher film, it has more in common with 'Hellraiser' than 'Hellboy,' which should come as welcome news to those with a…

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Review of Quantum of Solace (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 13 Nov 2008

While the rejuvenation of the franchise has been put on temporary hold, be assured that 'Quantum of Solace' sparkles with all the wit and heart-pounding…

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Review of Role Models (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 13 Nov 2008

Role Models' is what you might expect, a juvenile farce that celebrates a sort of nihilistic, anything-goes raunchiness before revealing its…

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Review of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 07 Nov 2008

There are a few laughs, courtesy of King Julien, a self-aggrandizing lemur who comes off as a pint-sized parody of Dubya…

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Review of Pride and Glory (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 27 Oct 2008

It's smooth and competently crafted, an efficient thriller punctuated by startling bursts of violence and nuanced performances from Norton,…

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Review of Saw V (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 25 Oct 2008

Jigsaw has seen better days…

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Review of Synecdoche, New York (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 24 Oct 2008

It's not so much that his film defies description as that none could adequately prepare you for the experience of watching it…

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Review of Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 18 Oct 2008

It's a classic love story dressed up as something a bit racier, and not only do we know where it's going, we know just how it plans to get…

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Review of W. (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 15 Oct 2008

A bold, thought-provoking and utterly fascinating character study that reveals the kinder, gentler side of a man previously defined by his…

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Review of Lakeview Terrace (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 16 Sep 2008

Lakeview Terrace' begins as a tense, compelling tale of ideological opposites headed for an ugly clash and ends in contrived melodrama as…

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Review of Redbelt (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 11 Sep 2008

Mamet's dialogue is crisp, invigorated by supporting players (particularly Mantegna and Jay) who relish his acerbic wordplay…

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Review of Righteous Kill (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 10 Sep 2008

Righteous Kill' is a tired pastiche of genre clichés and ideas borrowed from other D-grade thrillers, a story without style, energy or any…

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Review of Burn After Reading (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 10 Sep 2008

Here, the brothers weave an elaborate, misanthropic web of desperation and betrayal around a group of characters so jaded they take no real…

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Review of Babylon A.D. (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 03 Sep 2008

Babylon A.D.' has ideas, but they are hopelessly lost in a story with no interior logic…

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Review of The House Bunny (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 20 Aug 2008

Faris' ability to turn an otherwise mediocre exercise into a charming farce may not earn her any awards, but it gives us something to look…

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